Sahih Al-Bukhari — Hadith #5336
Hadith #5336
قَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ وَسَمِعْتُ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ، تَقُولُ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ ابْنَتِي تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا وَقَدِ اشْتَكَتْ عَيْنَهَا أَفَتَكْحُلُهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ ". مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ لاَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرٌ، وَقَدْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ تَرْمِي بِالْبَعَرَةِ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْحَوْلِ ".
"I heard my mother, Um Salama saying that a woman came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! The husband of my daughter has died and she is suffering from an eye
disease, can she apply kohl to her eye?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, "No," twice or thrice. (Every time she
repeated her question) he said, "No." Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) added, "It is just a matter of four months
and ten days. In the Pre-Islamic Period of ignorance a widow among you should throw a globe of
dung when one year has elapsed."
Narrated by
Zainab Further (RA)
Source
Sahih Al-Bukhari # 68/5336
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 68: Divorce